The Government of Ukraine plans to approve the draft law about the amendments to the budget 2008 at the meeting on Saturday, said Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko at the press-conference in Mykolaiv on Friday. "We plan to hold

People's deputy from BYuT Ihor Rybakov states that he has never recalled his signature from the BYuT faction. Rybakov said in his interview to ForUm's correspondent. "In essence, it is the attempt of BYuT to create own favorable version of

At present, the Central Election Commission has no right to make decisions about registration of new people's deputy from BYuT instead of Ihor Rybakov, who withdrew from the coalition. CEC ex-head Yaroslav Davydovych said in his interview to ForUm's correspondent.

During his stay at the 28th Separate Guards Mechanized Brigade of Ukrainian Ground Forces, in Chornomorske village, President Viktor Yushchenko stressed that he would expect the altered 2008 budget to increase the financing of Ukrainian military. As priority directions here

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Ukraine Viktor Chernomyrdin believes that it's too early to speak about "revolutionary achievement" of Ukraine in the gas question with Russia. "The price is discussed, first of all, by the specialists. The conversation is

First vice prime minister of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov states that "the majority in the Constitutional Court of Ukraine is controlled by the President and "regions". Turchynov said that "the correction of the CCU structure" was carried out "by the agreement"

The official rate for hryvnia at the second half of 2008 will be 4.85 hrn/$1, with the fluctuation at 4%, according to the decision of the NBU council, made on Friday, said NBU council head Petro Poroshenko. As reported earlier,

The case of people's deputy Davyd Zhvania may cause the revision of the union of "People's Self-Defense" (NS) and the faction "Our Ukraine - People's Self -Defense" (NU-NS), said people's deputy Oles Doniy ("People's Self-Defense", NU-NS faction). He said today,

Ukraine is leading in democracy on the post soviet area, said US ambassador to Ukraine William B. Taylor. "Absolutely, Ukraine teaches the democracy, and it is the leader in democracy in the post soviet world. Ukraine absorbed the necessity to